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key distribution/verification/update mechanisms other than keyservers [was: Re: a step in the right direction]

Listo factor: Planing and preparing for catastrophic keyserver network failure is a good idea. What i haven’t seen in this thread is a list of the variety of proposals for OpenPGP key distribution that do *not* require the global append-only key distribution network. Other approaches are: Web Key Directory (WKD) Mail provider publishes public keys of users via https to a well-known location. Keybase social media and other avenues for key publication, identification, and corroboration.”]

Source: https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-users/2018-January/059799.html

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